Where does “platēa” come from?
platēa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
Ancestry of “platēa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |